Quilting-frame.



L. A. ASHBY,

QUILTING'FRAME.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN.17, 1908 909,357. Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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L. A. ASHBY.

QUILTING FRAME.

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LEMUEL A. ASHBY, OF DIXON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ELMER IE.

HILDERBR AND, OF DIXON, ILLINOIS.

QUILTING-FRAME Application filed January 17, 1908.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

ez'ial No. 411,213.

T 0 all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEMUEL A. AsHBY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dixon, in the'county of Lee and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Quilting-Frames; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in quilting frames, and means for supporting the same above a sewing machine.

The object of the invention is to provide a quilting frame having means whereby the top and lining of the quilt may be stretched, and means whereby the top may be raised to permit the insertion of cotton or other filling material between the top and lining.

A further object is to provide means whereby the frame is suspended and may be swung in various positions to permit the quilt thereon to be stitched or quilted on a sewing machine.

With these objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be described hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a quilting frame constructed in accordance with the invention and suspended in an operative position; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the frame before the quilt is applied thereto; Fig. 3 is an end view of one end of the frame; Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view looking toward the inner side of the opposite end of the frame; Fig. 5 is a similar View through the frame with the top and lining of the quilt arranged thereon in position for stretching; and Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the manner in which the top of the quilt is raised to permit the insertion of the cotton or other filling material between the same and the lining.

Referring more particularly to the draw ing, 1 denotes the frame, which consists of end pieces, 2 and 3, said end pieces being connected adjacent to one end by a longitudinally disposed lining winding roll, 4, and adjacent to their opposite ends by a similarly disposed quilt winding roll, 5. Fixedly mounted on the rolls a and 5 adj acent to their pivotal connection with the end bar, 2, are ratchet Wheels, 6, the teeth of which are adapted to be engaged by pawls, 7, which are pivotally mounted on the inner side of the end pieces, 2, and which, when engaged with the teeth of the ratchet wheel, 6, will prevent a retrograde movement of said rolls:

Pivotally mounted on the inner sides of the end pieces 2 and 3 midway between the rolls 1 and 5, are bearing blocks, 8, in the outer ends of which are formed bearing notches, or recesses, 9, in which are revolubly mounted bearing trunnions, formed on the ends of a quilt top winding roll, 10. The roll, 10, is provided adjacent to one of the blocks, 8, with a reduced rectangular end, 12, with which is adapted to be engaged a fastening hook, or latch, 13, by means of which the roll, 10, is held against rotation and also retained in the bearing notches of the blocks, 8.

By means of the bearing blocks, 8, the roll, 10, together with the top of the quilt, may be swung upwardly above the lining, thus permittin t e insertion of cotton batting or other fi ling material between the top and the lining. After the filling has thus been placed between the top and the lining of the quilt, the roll, 10, is again swung downwardly to bring the to of the quilt into enga ement with the lling and the lining, an is held in this position by means of turn buttons, 14, or other suitable fastening devices, said buttons being here shown as pivotally mounted on the upper edges of the end pieces of the frame and adapted to be turned into engagement with the bearing blocks, 8, thus securely fastening the same in a lowered or operative position. This arrangement of the roll, 10, also provides for the proper holding of quilts of various thicknesses. The rolls, 4, 5 and 10, are preferably rovided with narrow strips 15, of suitable 'abric which are secured at one edge to said roll and serve as means for attaching the top and lining and the finished quilt to said rolls, said quilt and the parts thereof being pinned, basted or otherwise secured to said strips.

The frame, 1, is adapted to be supported in a suitable manner to permit the quilt stretched thereon to be stitched on a sewing machine, and, in order that the frame may be properly suspended and turned in various positions necessary for the proper stitching thereof, I provide a supporting mechanism which is here shown and preferably consists of a su porting wire, or cable, 16, one end of whic is secured to a screw eyeor other suitable fastening device, 17, arranged in one of the walls of the room, while the opposite end of the wire, 16, is adapted to pass through a screw eye or similar support, 18, arranged in the opposite wall of the room. The end of the wire, 16, after passing through the eye, 18, is attached to an adjusting eye bolt, 19, the lower end of which passes through a screw eye or other fastening de vice, 20, and is adapted to have screwed thereon a nut, 21, which, when screwed up on the bolt, will hold the supporting wire or cable taut, thus providing means for taking up any slack which may occur in the wire.

Adapted to travel on the cable, 16, is a trolley or frame supporting carriage, 22. To the carriage, 22, are connected the upper ends of suspending wires, 23, said wires being secured to the carriage or trolley by a swiveled connection 24. The lower ends of the wires, 23, are adjustably connected to the upper inclined or obliquely disposed ends, 25, of supporting bars, 26, the lower ends of which are bolted. or otherwise pivotally connected to the outer sides of the end bars, 2 and 3, midway between the ends of the same. The inclined upper ends, 25, of the bars, 26, are provided with a series of apertures, 27, by means of which the lower ends of the sus ending wires, 23, are adjustably connected thereto. By ivotally connecting the lower ends of the bars 26 to the frame, the latter may be tipped or turned at a suitable an le to facilitate the stitching of the quilt, an by tightening up the pivot bolt of the bars, 26, the frame may be held in such tilted positions. The frame when thus supported may be readily engaged with a .sewing machine, and turned to various positions thereon to facilitate the stitching of the quilt, and, in order that the frame may be passed beneath the presser foot of the sewing machine, the end piece 3 is preferably cut out or notched at one end as said to and lining by lifting the top winding rol 10, in the manner hereinbefore described.

Having thus fully described my invention, I

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is: v

A quilting frame comprisin a pair of end bars, a quilt winding roll revo ubly mounted in one end of said end bars, a lining winding roll revolubly mounted in the opposite ends of said bars, a pair of roll supporting bars pivotally connected to said end ieces, a top winding roll revolubly mounted in the free ends of said su portin 'bars, attaching stri s secured to said rolls w ereby the ends of the quilt, the top and the lining are detachably connected. to the rolls, turn buttons to lock said top roll supporting bars'down into p09 sition to hold the top of the quilt against the lining, frame supporting bars having inwardly inclined upper ends provided witha series of apertures, supporting wires connected at their lower ends in the apertures of said supporting bars, a trolley connected to the upper end of said wires, and a su porting cable to receive said trolley, su stantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEMUEL A. ASHBY.

Witnesses:

JAY J. AoKLAND, JNo. H. EWEN. 

